Drama

Ordinary People

- Everything is in its proper place... except the past.

Beth, Calvin, and their son Conrad are living in the aftermath of the death of the other son. Conrad is overcome by grief and misplaced guilt to the extent of a suicide attempt. He is in therapy. Beth had always preferred his brother and is having difficulty being supportive to Conrad. Calvin is trapped between the two trying to hold the family together.

Release Date : 1980-09-19

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesWildwood Enterprises

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Calvin Jarrett

Original Name : Donald Sutherland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Beth Jarrett

Original Name : Mary Tyler Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Berger

Original Name : Judd Hirsch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Conrad Jarrett

Original Name : Timothy Hutton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Swim Coach

Original Name : M. Emmet Walsh

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeannine Pratt

Original Name : Elizabeth McGovern

Gender : Female

Character Name : Karen

Original Name : Dinah Manoff

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lazenby

Original Name : Fredric Lehne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray Hanley

Original Name : James B. Sikking

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sloan

Original Name : Basil Hoffman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ward

Original Name : Quinn K. Redeker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Audrey

Original Name : Mariclare Costello

Gender : Female

Character Name : Grandmother

Original Name : Meg Mundy

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ruth

Original Name : Elizabeth Hubbard

Gender : Female

Character Name : Stillman

Original Name : Adam Baldwin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grandfather

Original Name : Richard Whiting

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buck Jarrett

Original Name : Scott Doebler

Gender : Male

Character Name : Van Buren

Original Name : Carl DiTomasso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Truan

Original Name : Tim Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Genthe

Original Name : Ken Dishner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gail

Original Name : Lisa Smyth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mitzi

Original Name : Ann Eggert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bryce

Original Name : Randall Robbins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ms. Mellon

Original Name : Cynthia Baker

Gender : Female

Character Name : John

Original Name : John Stimpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liz

Original Name : Liz Kinney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mack

Original Name : Steven Hirsch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed

Original Name : Rudy Hornish

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chris

Original Name : Clarissa Downey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Cynthia Burke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda

Original Name : Jane Alderman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dennis

Original Name : Paul Preston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gus

Original Name : Gustave Lachenauer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sarah

Original Name : Marilyn Rockafellow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Philip

Original Name : Don Billett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joel

Original Name : Ronald Solomon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Choir Director

Original Name : Virginia Long

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shopper

Original Name : Paula Segal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Saleslady

Original Name : Estelle Meyers

Gender : Female

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Stuart Shiff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waitress

Original Name : Rose Wool

Gender : Male

Character Name : Actor

Original Name : Douglas Kinney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Actress

Original Name : Constance Addington

Gender : Male

Character Name : McDonald's Manager

Original Name : Edwin Bederman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Buck

Original Name : Bobby Coyne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Conrad

Original Name : Michael Creadon

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**Potent drama with Hutton, Sutherland, Moore and Hirsch**_ A family in an affluent neighborhood north of Chicago tries to recover after a tragedy. Timothy Hutton plays the troubled son who gets help from a therapist (Judd Hirsch) while Donald Sutherland & Mary Tyler Moore play the seemingly okay parents. “Ordinary People” (1980) was Robert Redford’s debut movie in the director’s chair and it was a huge success. The story is two-pronged: It’s a coming-of-age drama about the anxious son at home, school, therapy and his relationships with the fairer sex, as well as a marital drama about the parents. This was Hutton’s first theatrical movie, but you wouldn’t know that by his powerhouse performance, which is on the level of Brando. It’s interesting how simple, realistic drama can be more compelling than some overblown “blockbuster” with an explosion every five minutes. Winsome Elizabeth McGovern is a highlight as one of the girls the son dates. On the negative side, the storm sequences are pretty artificial, reminiscent of a TV flick, and the story almost drowns in its unrelenting drama in the last act (I said “almost”). The film runs 2 hours, 4 minutes, and was mostly shot in suburbs north of Chicago, e.g. Lake Forest and Highland Park. GRADE: B